Improvement in washing-machines



MPEYERS, PMOTO-UTNUGRAPHEH, WASHINGTON. D. C,

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Letters Patent No, 113,444, dated April 4, 1871.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern.: 4

Beit knownthat we, J ons OsirUN and J ons Guin., of Rockport, in thecounty of Warren and State ot' New Jersey, have mvented certainImprovements in -Ii/ashing-lvlachines, of whichthe'following is aspecilication, reference being had to 'the accompanying drawing. y

-Our invention relates to washing-machines, and consists in the novelconstruction and'arrangement of certain mechanical devices by which 4thearticles to be washed are held between two corrugated surfaces, one ofwhich applies any desired pressure, while the other has a reciprocatingmotion and does `the necessary rubbing, as hereinafter explained.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a transverse vertical section of the ma-Ichine; i

Figure 2 is a top `plan view ofthe same; and

Figure 3 is a cross-section of the corrugated sul'- taces. p

In constructing this machine a frame, A, is made of any size desired,with suitable legs or supports, B.

In this frame a tub, C, having vertical ends-anda Vcurved or circula-rbottom, is arranged as shown in fig. I. Y

Within this tub, and to the inner sides of its ends,

are pivoted two levers, I), one on each side, as shown in the same gure.

The inner ends of these levers are connectedby a broad cross-piece, E,having 'its upper surface corrugated with corrugations similar to thoseshown in` lig. 3.

'lhe outer ends of the levers are connected-by another cross-piece, F,which serves as a handle to op ei-atc them,:as shown in ligs. l and 2.

The length of the'jnner arms of these levers' is such that, whenoperated, the board or cross piece E will keep close to the interiorsurface of the tub, as shown in lig. l.

At one end, and near the front side of the machine, alland-lever, G, ispivoted nea'r` its lower end at a, and so as to standl in a verticalposition, as shown in said fig. 1, and is connected by a rod, H, to onearm `of an elbow-lever, I, pivoted upon the back side of the machine, asshown in iig, 2. lhe coi'inecting-rod lI l turns freely on its points0i' connections The elbow-lever I is connected at its other end to aboard, J, arranged to move in guides longitudinally underfriction-rollers K. l

'This connection of the lever to the board may be by means of a pin, b,passed through its end,`and

through a curved metal spring, L, attached to the board', the springpassing through avslot in the end of the lever, as shown in iigs. l and2, or by any other suitable devices.

The board J has its under side corrugated, and is so ai-'ranged'as to beimmediately overthe bonrd E when the latter is swung up toward it.

The friction-rollers K may be Vmade ot rubber or other elastic material,ii' desired.

In operating the machine thus constructed, the water and -article orarticles to bewashed are placed in it, the latter in front of the boardE.

The operator then takes the handle Ii ofthe levers l) in one hand andthe handle of the lever G iu the other. With the former he agitates thearticlesin the i largest; that any desired pressure may be appliedwithin the limit of'the operator-s strength; and that y the articles tobewashed can both be dashed about in g the water as well as thoroughlywashed by the reciprocating board.

Having thus described our invention,

That we claim is- 1.' lhe combination of the lever G, rod H, elbowleverI, and board J with levers D and board E, when constructed and arrangedas herein described, for the purpose of applying a variable pressure anda rubbing surface at the same time, as set forth.

2. In combination with theboards Eand J and the elbow-lever I, thespring L and rollers K 0r their equivalents, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth. Y

3. The combination of the swinging board Iiland `reciprocating board J,when constructed and arranged to be operated' substantially as and forthe'purpose set forth.

JOHNUSMUN. J OHN GURL. Witnesses:

Isaac S. DILE, DANIEL AXFonn.

